Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-06-24
YALE'S GRADUATING CLASS.

1t Is the Biggest and Heaviest that Yale Col
States.
Yale is soon to graduate class of 149
young men from the Academic Depart
ment, and, like its predecessors, this
class is the best one that ever went out
from beneath the eIms." It excels in
scholarship, literary ability and athletics.
1t Is the biggest as well as the heaviest
class that ever came to Yale. The honor
of being the heaviest man belongs to Mr..
A. B. Cox, of New York City, who weighs
285 pounds. The class has four men who
weigh over 200 pounds. The average
weight is 152 pounds. The smallest in
dividual is j. II. kirkham, 1O1 pounds
On entrance - per cent. smoked; now
81 per cent. smoke. Eighty one are
church members, representing nearly
every denomination. The Oldest man is
30 years old, and the youngest 10 years.
Three men were born on the same day.
The average hight Is feet 73l inches.
The tallest man is 6 feet 21o inches. the
shortest 8 feet l inch. Forty have once
been members of the class, but have drop
ped out for various reasons during the
four years pilgrimage. Some left col
ledge to get married
The handaomest man Is j. r. Sheffield
who has royal blood in his veins of the
Stuart stock. The homeliest man is Viii
son Brooks, popularly known as "Blondy.
The average size of hat is Z shoe, ~:
collar, 144. The largest hat worn is 758
the largest shoe y and the largest collar
1712; the smallest shoe 4, and the smallest
hat 6. Eight men divide the honor of
wearing the smallest coIlar,I4.
The average expenses of Freshmen year
was $634.90; of Sophomore year, 1891. 81
of Junior year, $999.S2; of Senior year;
$93S.28. Three men spent less than $3.50
a year, seven less than S4OO and fifteen
less than $500. Fifteen men have spent
1.5O0 year, which is the maximum. In
Freshman year most men roomed in pri-
vate houses; i'll junior year only nine men
roomed outside the colledge dor.nitory,
showing decided preference for dormi-
tory life. The average price paid for
board has been 1923 awesk, The high
est price paid was 50 a week. One man
claims to have boarded a week for TIE
total expenditure of IL cents.
Before entering the college forty four
men were engaged i'll renumerative occ-
upations for periods varying from twelve
years to three days. All of these say that
they were actually engaged in earning q
living, though some were actually losing
money, as, for example, one man raised
fancy chickens and made $50 at an ex-
Pense of 5000, plus the expense of the
gardeners services. The highest stand
man in the class was engaged as printer
for seven and half years, and has paid
his expenses in college by working
nights in a New Haven printing Office.
Thirty six have paid part of their col
ledge expenses through their own efforts.
Five have paid their whole expenses.
Tutoring has been the common work.
Twelve have waited on table. Phillips
Academy, Andover, Mass, fitted the
largest number of the class for college
of any preparatory school, Ninty one
men pepared under teachers from Yale.
The class is strongly Republican 81
being of that faith, while % are Dem
ocrats, 10 Independent, ? prOhibitionlsts
and undecided; 40 are Protectionists
and 40 Free-traders.
Seventy-one men wear mustaches, or at
least what by courtesy may be called so,
and four wear full boards. Two men
have never used razor, one of whom at
present wears full beard. Eighteen
wear glasses. The brunette style has the
greatest dtIEdCtlou IoL AOiV -hNS men, VIC
blonde for sixteen, while others prefer
"any style of healthy, out door beauty"
Fifty-three were hazed in Freshman
year I'm a mild FORM some were put in
bed" One says che was taken out every
night for two weeks" Fifty-nine were
hazed in turn when they wers Sopho-
mores.
The highest stand man in scholarship
is John Bennette, who has already been
mentioned as an experienced printer.
He was also the successful man at Junior
exhibition.